Examining the Academy: Helping a Centuries-Old Institution Create a New Culture

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This discussion shifts our view internally to the academy itself, examining how campus structure and culture affect student, faculty, and staff interaction, satisfaction, and success. Racial, ethnic, and women/gender studies continue to reveal the impact of ideologies, social structures, economics, and politics on the institution. Acknowledging the research university’s hierarchical organization, how can we work across roles, job codes and structures to increase respect and productive interaction to create a community that learns and works together?